Sentences with phrase «local constituency members»

He has insisted his replacement must be selected by local constituency members rather than be parachuted in from party headquarters.

Not exact matches

Despite receiving the support of local Conservative members and several leading Tory MPs, Goldsmith's decision to resign from the Conservative party in protest at the decision to build a new airport runway in his constituency meant he was barred from accessing the crucial local voter data he required.

Mr Akufo - Addo said in reference to Sports Minister Nii Lantey Vanderpuye and Local Government Minister Collins Dauda, who, the NPP has accused of instigating their followers to visit violence on NPP members in Odododiodoo and Asutifi South constituencies, respectively, where the two ministers are MPs.

In its federal election, Germany uses mixed - member proportional representation, where a voter makes two votes: one picks a particular candidate in local constituency, second for a party.

Under the proposed law, local constituencies, such as community boards, council members and borough presidents would have a say in how the plazas are used, but the transportation agency would have ultimate rule - making authority, Garodnick said.

Having spent the last few days consulting with local people in my constituency and considering in detail the evidence and proposals from the Government I am very saddened to have received the following message from someone who says they are a Labour Party member but not clear where from.

The six constituency NEC places are also being elected this year, with nominations by local Labour Parties being made up until 24 June and ballot papers being sent to all members around 7 July.

Militant's tactics were to take over moribund constituency parties by the simple expedient of joining the party, getting themselves elected to local committees and then boring and antagonising more moderate members into resigning.

My MP and I were walking down the High Street in the constituency when he saw a member of the local party who is a bit overly affectionate with him.

He insisted that Labour would fight May's «extreme Brexit» and said he had been visiting local constituency Labour parties across the country and speaking to thousands of members and supporters, «so I know how strongly people feel about Brexit».

Leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Elele, Ikwerre Local Government of Rivers State, has threatened to recall the member representing Ikwerre / Emohua Federal Constituency in the...

Also removed is the member representing Ikwerre - Emohua Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Chidi Wihioka as the Leader of APC in Ikwerre Local government with Chibuike Ikenga appointed as the new leader.

The shortlist, agreed by the six representatives in agreement with CCHQ contains no local candidates despite the fact that both London MEP Syed Kamall and GLA Member for the constituency James Cleverly applied.

The member representing Jema'a / Sanga Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Shehu Nicholas Garba, has said that the PDP would employ every legitimate means to protect the people's mandate at the just concluded local government elections in Jema'a local government area.

«You have knocked on thousands of doors in this constituency and you have listened to what people want to hear and what they want from a local member of parliament,» he said.

The voter has a one ballot paper to elect a Member of Parliament for the local area (constituency).

Crucially this is a power that can be carefully targeted on marginals, where trade union members may make a difference in constituencies where there have been large local government redundancies or dissatisfaction with the health service.

A leaked document purporting to comprise Unite's «political strategy» last week, suggested that the union «flood» the local constituency Labour parties with Unite members, which would be marshalled by central command, with the aim of delivering the union's strategy within the party.

So the design of the GLA was designed to keep the mayor (and especially the constituency Assembly members) from interfering in purely local issues.

The Assembly election uses a form of Additional Member System (AMS), with 14 local constituency seats (spanning two or three London boroughs) with winners elected by «first past the post» (or plurality rule) voting.

But in the ongoing centrally - controlled selection in Edmonton, sources tell us local members and elected constituency Labour party (CLP) officers have specifically requested an all - women shortlist.

Stella has been working for Labour alongside local activists and community campaign groups for many years as an active member of our Walthamstow constituency, whether as a branch secretary, GC delegate, LGC delegate or a campaign organiser.

Ian McKenzie, chair of the Lewisham East constituency Labour party, had written to local members during the week urging them to make their feelings about the selection date known to senior officials.

MP Sir Gerald Kaufman's riven constituency party has now been suspended by party headquarters after reports of abusive behaviour by local members.

A House of Reps member representing Tambuwal / Kebbe Federal constituency, Hon. Abdussamad Dasuki has launched the award of scholarships to 120 students in Sanyinna town of Tambuwal local government of Sokoto state.

In her address, the facilitator of the Project and member representing Irepodun, Ekiti, Oke - Ero and Isin Federal Constituency, Mrs. Funke Adedoyin said the 2.5 km road cut across three wards of Omu - Aran which she said would serve as an arterial road to connect the road which links Oke - Ero and Ekiti local government areas.

She has been a Conservative Party member since 2006 and is chairman of her local party branch within the Salisbury constituency, living as she does just outside the Devizes constituency.

Governor Ahmed gave this assurance yesterday at Omu - Aran, the headquarters of Irepodun Local government area of the state while flagging off the reconstructed Olomu - Agan - Oru road facilitated by a member representing Irepodun, Ekiti, Oke - Ero and Isin Federal Constituency, Mrs. Funke Adedoyin.

John Slinger was a member of the Labour Party from 1991 until September 2016, was previously a member of the party's National Parliamentary Panel, Vice-Chair of a Constituency Labour Party, a local election candidate and researcher to Labour MPs in the House of Commons between 2003 - 2006.

Some PDP stakeholders, who spoke during the declaration ceremony included the Executive Chairman of Ukwa East Local govrnment area, Honorable Lewis Obianyi and the Member Representing Ukwa East State Constituency, in Abia House of Assembly, Honorable Paul Taribo.

Member representing Jaba local government area constituency of Kaduna State House of Assembly, Bakoh Obadiah Whealst has disclosed that no correspondence or circular was served the state legislative arm over the sack of District and Village heads.

In Baden - Württemberg there are no lists; they use the «best near - winner» method in a four - region model, where the regional members are the local candidates of the under - represented party in that region who received the most votes in their local constituency without being elected in it, but this model has not been copied in the United Kingdom.

The other two are Manchester local councillors: Mike Amesbury is Cabinet member for Culture and, like Lucy, a constituency party representative on the national policy forum elected on the Progress slate.

We need closer links with Labour local councillors, a more coordinated way of discussing policy across the UK involving members in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and we need to look again at local structures to ensure we learn from the many vibrant and growing constituency parties across the country.

Instead of election candidates being chosen by local party members behind closed doors, anyone in the constituency who is a registered supporter of the party has a vote.

Earlier, Mr Miliband received a standing ovation from union members, constituency MPs and members of local parties from around the country at London's ExCel centre, as he urged them to «seize» the chance to change Labour.